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鏡餅 (かがみもち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
kagami mochi ; New Year's rice cake offering
Traditional Japanese New Year decoration: two round mochi stacked, often with a daidai (bitter orange) on top. Typically displayed during the New Year period and later eaten in a ceremony called kagami biraki.
See also: 橙
鏡かがみ
開びら
き
で
鏡かがみ
餅もち
を
割わ
っ
て
食た
べ
まし
た
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We broke and ate the kagami mochi at the kagami biraki ceremony.
Written forms 鏡かがみ 餅もち Usage 91%
鏡かがみ もち Usage 5%
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling.
鏡かがみ 餠もち Usage 4%
out-dated kanji form
Uses the outdated kanji 餠 for 餅.
Kanji 鏡 mirror, speculum, barrel-head Similar words 鏡かがみ 開びら き The ceremony of breaking and eating the kagami mochi, usually held on January 11.
橙だいだい The bitter orange often placed on top of kagami mochi; symbolizes prosperity across generations.
Etymology From 鏡 (kagami, 'mirror') + 餅 (mochi, 'rice cake'), referring to the round, mirror-like shape of the stacked mochi.
